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Salary***Position is available for candidates located near Marcus Hook, PA***
Job Summary:
The Production Technician is responsible for operations and minor maintenance of a 3x1 (GE7FA gas turbines and Toshiba Steam Turbine), 848MW power generation facility the power generation facility.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Installs, operates, and maintains a wide variety of power plant and mobile power generation equipment
- Monitor power generation equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.
- Control power generating equipment, including load banks, pressure washers, generators, fuel tanks and all support equipment, using local and organizational policies and procedures.
- Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as load levels, based on instrument data or from computers.
- Take maintenance actions, based on readings from trends, meters and gauges, at established intervals.
- Start or stop generators, auxiliary equipment, turbines, or other power generation equipment as necessary.
- Inspect/enter data on equipment records or logbook entries or communicate with other plant personnel to assess equipment-operating status.
- Control or maintain auxiliary equipment.
- Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration.
- Perform site specific Preventative Maintenance of plant equipment
- Perform Reliability checks of plant equipment
- Follow written procedures; present a professional appearance and maintaining a flawless Health, and Safety record through adherence to local, industrial, and governmental safety standards and organizational and departmental policies.
- Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
- Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
- Perform other qualified duties as assigned
- Travel may be required
- Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments
- Rotating 12-hour shift (28-day rotation)
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum Five (5) years of experience, including one-year equivalent to a Power Plant Operator or a combination of equivalent education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities of a power plant operator is preferred.
- Shall be qualified as an Outside Operator with-in 12 months of hire date.
Desired Characteristics:
- Good written communications skills with skill in documentation and report writing.
- Experience in creating and maintain a strong safety culture
- Desire to grow personally and professionally
- Great team member
- Self-starter
- Technical understanding of principles of electronics and electricity, including generation, conversion, transformation, distribution, and utilization; types, capacity, and purpose of low voltage circuits, circuit breakers, switches, fuses, regulators, relays, instruments, and meters associated with electric generation and distribution
- Understanding of wiring diagrams, schematics, drawings, and technical publications
- Understand techniques of operating and maintaining internal combustion engines, generators, generating plants, distribution panels, and accessory equipment; use and purpose of test equipment; safety rules and practices; environmental policies; principles of management; and operation and repair of electrical power production systems
Compensation and Benefits:
The hourly wage range for this position is $29.09 to $47.93. Employees may be eligible for overtime. FieldCore benefits include insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), retirement savings, health and Wellness reimbursement, and a bonus or incentive program. Eligibility for FieldCore benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable benefits plan.
About FieldCore:
FieldCore, a GE company, is an independent, industrial field services organization focused on World-Class Execution across the power generation and oil & gas industries. We have brought together more than 12,000 of the foremost experts in field services to focus on one thing; delivering excellent outcomes for our customers. As a global organization, we celebrate the uniqueness of our diverse employees and strive to create an inclusive culture. Our people are driven by our core values of safety, integrity and quality, and focused by our guiding principles. For more information visit our website www.fieldcore.com.
FieldCore is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
